Bolivia. Potosi and the Cerro de Potosi (Rich mountain), also knows as the Cerro Rico. It is the reason for Potosi_'s historical importance, since it was the major supply of silver for Spain during the period of the New World Spanish Empire. Dutch engraving, 1645.
Bolivia. Potosi and the Cerro de Potosi (Rich mountain), also knows as the Cerro Rico. It is the reason for Potosi_'s historical importance, since it was the major supply of silver for Spain during the period of the New World Spanish Empire. Dutch engraving, 1645.